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Abuse and Injury Result From Uneven Rules on Police Taser Use
In Mississippi, police agencies set their own rules about Taser use, and many departments allow officers to shock virtually anyone, for any behavior they see as threatening, with little fear of repercussions.
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An old drug charge sent her to prison despite a life transformation. Now Georgia Sloan is home
Three years drug free and employed, Georgia Sloan felt her life was crumbling after getting an eight-year sentence. It didn’t.
Ex-Capitol Police officer faces federal civil rights charge
Former Capitol Police officer Jeffery Walker faces up to 10 years in federal prison for one charge of deprivation of rights under the color of law.
Locked up in Parchman’s Unit 29, men chronicle life, longings and regrets
The Mississippi Prison Writes Initiative has published art and writings by men in Unit 29 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.
Facing Decades in Prison, a Mississippi Mother Defied a Prosecutor and a Hazy Legal Theory
A prosecutor had been threatening mothers who used drugs while pregnant with long sentences — until Brandy Moore fought the case against her.
‘Hopelessly deadlocked’: Judge declares mistrial in Tim Herrington trial
A jury was deadlocked 11-1 Wednesday in the capital murder trial of Timothy Herrington in the death of Jimmie “Jay” Lee.
Jury deliberations begin in trial of Ole Miss grad accused of killing Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee
Prosecutors and defense attorneys argue over what is “reasonable doubt” in the capital murder trial of Timothy Herrington.
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